CSU COAST
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The CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology supports ocean and coastal research, education and workforce development.
https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/coast
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AY 2025-2026 Coale Graduate Scholar Awards
| CSU
www.calstate.edu
Apply for the AY 2025-26 Coale Graduate Scholar Award!
CSU graduate students, this scholarship helps you conduct research, defray living expenses, and pay tuition while pursuing your educational goals.
Deadline: January 28, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PST
Learn more and apply: www.calstate.edu/impact-of-th...
CSU graduate students, this scholarship helps you conduct research, defray living expenses, and pay tuition while pursuing your educational goals.
Deadline: January 28, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PST
Learn more and apply: www.calstate.edu/impact-of-th...
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New research shows some whale species shifting diets as climate change reshapes ocean ecosystems.
“ocean life from large whales all the way down to small forage fish are responding to those changes in real time.” — Hanna Vatcher, campaigner @oceanacanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“ocean life from large whales all the way down to small forage fish are responding to those changes in real time.” — Hanna Vatcher, campaigner @oceanacanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
As the Gulf of St. Lawrence warms, whales are switching up the menu and may be sharing lunch | CBC News
New Canadian research, using decades of samples from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, shows that as Arctic krill becomes scarce, fin and minke whales are eating more of the kinds of fish that humpback whales...
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
New research shows some whale species shifting diets as climate change reshapes ocean ecosystems.
“ocean life from large whales all the way down to small forage fish are responding to those changes in real time.” — Hanna Vatcher, campaigner @oceanacanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“ocean life from large whales all the way down to small forage fish are responding to those changes in real time.” — Hanna Vatcher, campaigner @oceanacanada.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Confusing Crustaceans III: Cumacea
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA
This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.
See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA
This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.
See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Confusing Crustaceans III: Cumacea
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA
This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.
See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA
This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.
See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...
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Video of a tail walking dolphin. IMHO, it appears to possibly be a northern right wild dolphin
“I can’t express to you how rare this behaviour is”: 'tail walking' dolphin filmed in California | Discover Wildlife share.google/JuaiyNESq9HD...
“I can’t express to you how rare this behaviour is”: 'tail walking' dolphin filmed in California | Discover Wildlife share.google/JuaiyNESq9HD...
“I can’t express to you how rare this behaviour is”: 'tail walking' dolphin filmed in California | Discover Wildlife
In this rare behaviour, the dolphins push themselves vertically out of the water and ‘walk’ along using their tail.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Video of a tail walking dolphin. IMHO, it appears to possibly be a northern right wild dolphin
“I can’t express to you how rare this behaviour is”: 'tail walking' dolphin filmed in California | Discover Wildlife share.google/JuaiyNESq9HD...
“I can’t express to you how rare this behaviour is”: 'tail walking' dolphin filmed in California | Discover Wildlife share.google/JuaiyNESq9HD...
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Accounting for Blue Carbon in the Bay–Delta: Science, Policy, and Practice - a UC Davis CMSI and @deltacouncil.bsky.social joint symposium on blue carbon science, carbon accounting,
& climate policy in the Bay–Delta.
March 5, 2026 | In person + remote
RSVP: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/events/blue-...
& climate policy in the Bay–Delta.
March 5, 2026 | In person + remote
RSVP: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/events/blue-...
Accounting for Blue Carbon in the Bay–Delta: Science, Policy, and Practice
This symposium will convene leading scientists, policymakers, land managers, and stakeholders to explore the science and policy of blue carbon—carbon captured and stored in coastal and aquatic ecosyst...
marinescience.ucdavis.edu
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Accounting for Blue Carbon in the Bay–Delta: Science, Policy, and Practice - a UC Davis CMSI and @deltacouncil.bsky.social joint symposium on blue carbon science, carbon accounting,
& climate policy in the Bay–Delta.
March 5, 2026 | In person + remote
RSVP: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/events/blue-...
& climate policy in the Bay–Delta.
March 5, 2026 | In person + remote
RSVP: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/events/blue-...
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Exciting opportunity alert!
We’re #hiring a Young Professional - Technical Support (Americas) to support the implementation of the Convention through working in a collaborative, whole-of-Secretariat work style.
Apply today: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7493
#Americas #EnvironmentalJobs #WetlandsMatter
We’re #hiring a Young Professional - Technical Support (Americas) to support the implementation of the Convention through working in a collaborative, whole-of-Secretariat work style.
Apply today: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7493
#Americas #EnvironmentalJobs #WetlandsMatter
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Exciting opportunity alert!
We’re #hiring a Young Professional - Technical Support (Americas) to support the implementation of the Convention through working in a collaborative, whole-of-Secretariat work style.
Apply today: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7493
#Americas #EnvironmentalJobs #WetlandsMatter
We’re #hiring a Young Professional - Technical Support (Americas) to support the implementation of the Convention through working in a collaborative, whole-of-Secretariat work style.
Apply today: hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7493
#Americas #EnvironmentalJobs #WetlandsMatter
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🛑 STOP scrolling and enjoy these photos captured by Nicole Schriber!
📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.
📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
🛑 STOP scrolling and enjoy these photos captured by Nicole Schriber!
📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.
📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.
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California's iconic Highway 1 is fighting a losing battle against climate change. Can it survive?
California's iconic Highway 1 is fighting a losing battle against climate change. Can it survive?
California marked a milestone this month with the return of an uninterrupted Highway 1 through the perilous, yet spectacular cliffs of Big Sur.
www.latimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:25 PM
California's iconic Highway 1 is fighting a losing battle against climate change. Can it survive?
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Even in the frigid seas of Antarctica, life blooms 🪸
In just 24 hours of brooding in the lab, these Antarctic deep-sea coral larvae began to sprout their very first tentacles, giving WHOI biologist Rhian Waller a glimpse into the earliest stages of life far below the surface.
In just 24 hours of brooding in the lab, these Antarctic deep-sea coral larvae began to sprout their very first tentacles, giving WHOI biologist Rhian Waller a glimpse into the earliest stages of life far below the surface.
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Even in the frigid seas of Antarctica, life blooms 🪸
In just 24 hours of brooding in the lab, these Antarctic deep-sea coral larvae began to sprout their very first tentacles, giving WHOI biologist Rhian Waller a glimpse into the earliest stages of life far below the surface.
In just 24 hours of brooding in the lab, these Antarctic deep-sea coral larvae began to sprout their very first tentacles, giving WHOI biologist Rhian Waller a glimpse into the earliest stages of life far below the surface.
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Four years ago, we became the third polytechnic university in the California State University system.
Happy #CalPolyHumboldt Day! 💚💛🌲
Happy #CalPolyHumboldt Day! 💚💛🌲
January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Four years ago, we became the third polytechnic university in the California State University system.
Happy #CalPolyHumboldt Day! 💚💛🌲
Happy #CalPolyHumboldt Day! 💚💛🌲
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The Statewide Strategy for the Coexistence of California Fishing Communities and Offshore Wind Energy is now available for public review and comment. There will be an informational briefing at the Coastal Commission meeting on Feb. 5. You can submit comments until Feb. 23. Details: conta.cc/4jMDCHO
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The Statewide Strategy for the Coexistence of California Fishing Communities and Offshore Wind Energy is now available for public review and comment. There will be an informational briefing at the Coastal Commission meeting on Feb. 5. You can submit comments until Feb. 23. Details: conta.cc/4jMDCHO
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🦈 #shark
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
Thailand releases bred leopard sharks to boost wild population
Thailand has begun its first effort to "rewild" Indo-Pacific leopard sharks, releasing aquarium‑bred pups off the southern Maiton Island in a bid to revive a species that has sharply declined in the w...
www.reuters.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:09 PM
🦈 #shark
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
#Thailand is releasing captive-bred
Indo-Pacific #leopardsharks near #MaitonIsland "revive a species that has sharply declined in the wild due to overfishing and habitat loss."
Click through to watch a video from Reuters about this
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
The California Ocean Protection Council is hiring Environmental Scientists!
Due by Feb 10
Biodiversity Program Manager (BPM) - calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
BPM & Tribal Liaison- calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Due by Feb 11
Coastal Resilience Manager - calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Due by Feb 10
Biodiversity Program Manager (BPM) - calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
BPM & Tribal Liaison- calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Due by Feb 11
Coastal Resilience Manager - calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM MANAGER
Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.
calcareers.ca.gov
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The California Ocean Protection Council is hiring Environmental Scientists!
Due by Feb 10
Biodiversity Program Manager (BPM) - calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
BPM & Tribal Liaison- calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Due by Feb 11
Coastal Resilience Manager - calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Due by Feb 10
Biodiversity Program Manager (BPM) - calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
BPM & Tribal Liaison- calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Due by Feb 11
Coastal Resilience Manager - calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
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#Fridaydeepdive 💻: This week PIK Director Ottmar Edenhofer was kindly invited to present a lecture at the Oxford Martin School on carbon dioxide removal as a 'third pillar' for climate action. Tune in to watch the lecture and QnA in full.
www.youtube.com/live/c0omzp_...
www.youtube.com/live/c0omzp_...
'Why climate policy needs to get serious about carbon management' with Prof Ottmar Edenhofer
YouTube video by Oxford Martin School
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January 23, 2026 at 10:36 AM
#Fridaydeepdive 💻: This week PIK Director Ottmar Edenhofer was kindly invited to present a lecture at the Oxford Martin School on carbon dioxide removal as a 'third pillar' for climate action. Tune in to watch the lecture and QnA in full.
www.youtube.com/live/c0omzp_...
www.youtube.com/live/c0omzp_...
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Florida bills aim to protect endangered aquatic species share.google/kvE6DgAZj6fJ...
Florida bills aim to stop capture of vulnerable aquatic animals for exhibits
This comes after video showed people capturing a giant manta ray, a threatened species, for an aquarium in Abu Dhabi.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Florida bills aim to protect endangered aquatic species share.google/kvE6DgAZj6fJ...
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Members of the Coastal Processes Group at Scripps spoke to FOX5/KUSI about the weekly coastal surveys they perform using high-tech laser scanners to measure erosion along beaches & coastal bluffs. This data helps researchers understand how the shoreline is evolving. Learn more:https://bit.ly/3YR0Xi4
Scientists track coastal erosion after holiday storms using laser scans
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography are using laser scanners to measure the increased erosion and small landslides along San Diego’s coastline caused by recent rainfall.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Members of the Coastal Processes Group at Scripps spoke to FOX5/KUSI about the weekly coastal surveys they perform using high-tech laser scanners to measure erosion along beaches & coastal bluffs. This data helps researchers understand how the shoreline is evolving. Learn more:https://bit.ly/3YR0Xi4
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NOAA to map critical mineral deposits in deep waters off American Samoa
Our news release: www.noaa.gov/news-release...
noaa.gov
Our news release: www.noaa.gov/news-release...
noaa.gov
NOAA to map critical mineral deposits in deep waters off American Samoa
NOAA’s National Ocean Service announced today a new hydrographic survey project to map and characterize more than 30,000 square nautical miles of federal waters off American Samoa. This project is par...
www.noaa.gov
January 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NOAA to map critical mineral deposits in deep waters off American Samoa
Our news release: www.noaa.gov/news-release...
noaa.gov
Our news release: www.noaa.gov/news-release...
noaa.gov
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The balloon worm looks nothing like a typical worm because it doesn’t live on the seafloor, it floats in the deep midwater. With a gelatinous, bag-like body for buoyancy, it drifts and feeds on sinking organic particles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5KG... #marinelife #wormwednesday
Weird and Wonderful: The balloon worm floats in the ocean’s twilight zone
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
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January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The balloon worm looks nothing like a typical worm because it doesn’t live on the seafloor, it floats in the deep midwater. With a gelatinous, bag-like body for buoyancy, it drifts and feeds on sinking organic particles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5KG... #marinelife #wormwednesday
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The CEC approved $74M in clean energy investments at today’s business meeting, with the breakdown: $26M for 268 fast chargers in CA; $25M to underground electrical cables; & the rest for the decarb of food processing, long-duration battery storage, & EV charging.
Learn more at: bit.ly/4rbyWhn
Learn more at: bit.ly/4rbyWhn
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The CEC approved $74M in clean energy investments at today’s business meeting, with the breakdown: $26M for 268 fast chargers in CA; $25M to underground electrical cables; & the rest for the decarb of food processing, long-duration battery storage, & EV charging.
Learn more at: bit.ly/4rbyWhn
Learn more at: bit.ly/4rbyWhn
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📣 Introducing the 2026 class of CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows!
For 17 years now, California brings scientific savvy to policy solutions. Meet the 2026 Fellows and explore their placements:
ccst.us/introducing-...
#SciPol #PhD #SciComm #CAleg #California
For 17 years now, California brings scientific savvy to policy solutions. Meet the 2026 Fellows and explore their placements:
ccst.us/introducing-...
#SciPol #PhD #SciComm #CAleg #California
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
📣 Introducing the 2026 class of CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows!
For 17 years now, California brings scientific savvy to policy solutions. Meet the 2026 Fellows and explore their placements:
ccst.us/introducing-...
#SciPol #PhD #SciComm #CAleg #California
For 17 years now, California brings scientific savvy to policy solutions. Meet the 2026 Fellows and explore their placements:
ccst.us/introducing-...
#SciPol #PhD #SciComm #CAleg #California
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New research led by @chillocean.bsky.social and the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center used MBARI’s technology to map the distribution of deposits left on the seafloor after an earthquake, revealing the seismic history of the Pacific Northwest.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-...
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-...
MBARI’s advanced underwater technology reveals history of earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest • MBARI
A new research publication, led by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, used MBARI’s advanced technology to map the distribution of deposits left on the abyssal seafloor after an earthq...
www.mbari.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 AM
New research led by @chillocean.bsky.social and the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center used MBARI’s technology to map the distribution of deposits left on the seafloor after an earthquake, revealing the seismic history of the Pacific Northwest.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-...
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-...
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📣 If you're concerned about offshore drilling, here's your chance to raise your voice. Samantha Murray, an ocean law and policy professor at Scripps Oceanography, shares how citizens can share their concerns in this @sandiegouniontribune.com Opinion piece. ⬇️
Opinion: You have until Friday to comment on proposed offshore oil drilling
We have lived the consequences of drilling in our ocean.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
📣 If you're concerned about offshore drilling, here's your chance to raise your voice. Samantha Murray, an ocean law and policy professor at Scripps Oceanography, shares how citizens can share their concerns in this @sandiegouniontribune.com Opinion piece. ⬇️
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🔵 ICYMI: A new study led by Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social scientists provides a more complete measure of the monetary harm caused by global climate damages. @insideclimatenews.org shares more. ⬇️
Ocean Damage Nearly Doubles the Cost of Climate Change - Inside Climate News
The global cost of greenhouse gas emissions are nearly double what scientists previously thought, according to a study published Thursday by researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Scr...
insideclimatenews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🔵 ICYMI: A new study led by Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social scientists provides a more complete measure of the monetary harm caused by global climate damages. @insideclimatenews.org shares more. ⬇️
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What looks like a peaceful marine snail inching across a soft coral is actually the result of an evolutionary battle.
In this ongoing “arms race,” soft corals evolved powerful toxins to ward off predators, but the flamingo tongue snail developed genes and proteins to neutralize those toxins.
In this ongoing “arms race,” soft corals evolved powerful toxins to ward off predators, but the flamingo tongue snail developed genes and proteins to neutralize those toxins.
January 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
What looks like a peaceful marine snail inching across a soft coral is actually the result of an evolutionary battle.
In this ongoing “arms race,” soft corals evolved powerful toxins to ward off predators, but the flamingo tongue snail developed genes and proteins to neutralize those toxins.
In this ongoing “arms race,” soft corals evolved powerful toxins to ward off predators, but the flamingo tongue snail developed genes and proteins to neutralize those toxins.
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A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of the state's House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washi...
Washington may ban sales of farmed octopus • Washington State Standard
A bill to ban the possession and sale of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of a House committee on Wednesday.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of the state's House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washi...